Business Development Manager

South of England - Homebased

Package Description

Alongside a competitive salary, you will also receive:

• Up to 20% discretionary annual bonus
• 11% pension contribution (3% from you, 8% from us optional additional matched 3% contributions, e.g. 6% from you, 11% from us)
• 25 days annual leave plus flexible bank holidays (option to buy/sell 5 days)
• Private Medical Cover
• Car allowance
• Healthcare cash plan
• 6x salary death in service
• Paid volunteering day
• A personal GP service enabling you to get a video consultation with an NHS-registered, private GP
• Employee Assistance Programme
• A range of shopping discounts from major high-street retailers

Job Title: Business Development Manager UK Students (South)

Contract: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Home Based (South)

Salary: Competitive + company car

Are you a confident, self-motivated individual with a passion for sales, relationship building, and improving member experience? If so, this could be the perfect role for you.

We re looking for a Business Development Manager to join our team and take responsibility for acquiring and retaining Medical and Dental student members across our early careers pipeline. You ll play a key role in implementing sales strategies aimed at increasing membership numbers, driving engagement, and improving retention all aligned with our wider corporate objectives.

Main Responsibilities

• Proactively manage relationships with medical and dental universities and deaneries across the South of the UK.
• Deliver targeted sales and engagement activities to attract new members and retain existing ones.
• Represent the organisation at student events, conferences, and university fairs (2 3 days field-based per week).
• Use data and member feedback to identify opportunities to improve member acquisition and retention processes.
• Work collaboratively with internal teams to ensure a seamless member journey.
• Meet and exceed acquisition and income targets across your assigned territory.

The Ideal Business Development Manager Candidate

• Proven experience or strong interest in business development, sales, or membership engagement.
• Confident communicator with the ability to build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders.
• Self-driven, results-oriented and comfortable working autonomously.
• A passion for improving processes and delivering great experiences for members.
• Willingness and flexibility to travel (expectation of 2 3 days per week on the road).
• A full UK driving license is essential.

About The Company

The Medical Protection Society Ltd (MPS) is the world s leading protection organisation for Doctors, Dentists and healthcare professionals. We protect and support the professional interests of almost 300,000 members around the world.

We are a not-for-profit organisation, meaning member s subscriptions are either invested into bettering the organisation, colleagues and products, or kept safe should members require support for complaints or claims arising from professional practice.

Our philosophy is to support safe practice in edicine and dentistry by helping to avert problems in the first place. We also actively campaign for regulatory and legal reforms that benefit members and the wider healthcare professions.

To do this, we need colleagues who are trusted and supported to deliver their best work, whether that be through leadership development, fully funded training courses or peer-to-peer support. We want colleagues to feel empowered to deliver positive change, display ambition to push themselves and be determined when faced with a challenge, whilst ensuring members best interests are at the core.

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